Sriram Veera

Not the stuff of champions

It was a strange game that saw the defending champions knocked out in an uncharaceteristic fashion. A sense of claustrophobia was in the air. The future strangled Rajasthan; the past threatened to haul in Kolkata

20-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Durban

Three tales

Once upon an anecdote

20-May-2009•Sriram Veera

Captain Kumble calls the shots

Bangalore's turnaround has much to do with Kumble's appointment as captain following the departure of Kevin Pietersen

19-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Johannesburg

Marked men

How Sreesanth and Badrinath's tattoos tell their life stories

19-May-2009•Sriram Veera

First knight ends the nightmare

After 27 days of trial and error, folly and failure, Kolkata Knight Riders finally won another match - and the crowd's response was fitting

18-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Centurion

Enough with the friendliness

Why the culture of smiling at and saying hello to perfect strangers is evil

18-May-2009•Sriram Veera

Canny spinners keep Punjab alive

Punjab have once again done the Houdini act to stay alive in the competition. Every time Deccan threatened to get away, Punjab came roaring back

17-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Johannesburg

The other Amla

Two brothers whose paths speak eloquently of the changes South Africa has been through

17-May-2009•Sriram Veera

Kolkata's sorry saga continues

Whenever Kolkata have run that last lap, they have stumbled and fallen just before the line. If they believe in destiny and fate, McCullum could head to Durban to find an Indian astrologer to have his palm read

16-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Johannesburg

Lost puppies, mad scientists and Garfield

It takes all kinds to make a cricket press conference

16-May-2009•Sriram Veera

Cherry the Clown

Adi Paxton does magic tricks on the sidelines, treasuring the moments when the kids go "Wow"

15-May-2009•Sriram Veera

The brittle master

Today, Sachin Tendulkar tried to make a laboratory experiment of his constant advice: Under pressure you have more time than you think you have. Delay the charge It was a high-risk approach that was enthralling to watch

14-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Durban

Greenhorn and greyhair take Bangalore through

A veteran and a novice, who couldn't be more different in personality, made the difference for Bangalore by playing in character

14-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Durban

A bunny and some weeds

Curry in bread - an immigrant's innovation or an apartheid innovation?

14-May-2009•Sriram Veera

Confident Delhi thrive on pressure

Call it a choke, but Deccan Chargers were gleefully strangled by an immensely confident Delhi Daredevils

13-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Durban

In the shadow of Hansie

Victim or sinner, one South African captain will never be forgotten in his country

13-May-2009•Sriram Veera

Taylor the stronger suit in Kiwi battle

Brendon McCullum did everything that could have been asked of him in a whirlwind of an innings and threw down the gauntlet for Ross Taylor; he picked it up and replied with a flurry of boundaries. Taylor won the points, McCullum won the crowd's sympathy

12-May-2009•Sriram Veera at Centurion

Monday night's all right for fighting

Off the park, into a club... and into trouble

12-May-2009•Sriram Veera

Deccan benefit as Smith and Vaas prove their point

Dwayne Smith hadn't played the last game and Chaminda Vaas hadn't played at all this season but Deccan dropped Herschelle Gibbs, off colour after starting the tournament in a fury, and Ryan Harris, and reaped the benefits of their bold gamble

11-May-2009•Sriram Veera in Kimberley

The hole that became a city

Going walkabout in lazy Kimberley

11-May-2009•Sriram Veera

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